East Midlands

Officers have arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of murder for a crime committed in the 1980s. On Friday, June 10, 1983, Olive Wilkinson was found dead inside her family home on Montague Street, Cleethorpes. Following the 36-year-old’s death, a murder investigation was launched, but the case was never solved. In 2023 detectives received fresh […]

A popular recycling and skip-hire business specialising in scrap metal and waste management has announced its transition to new ownership after 40 years. Despite the change, Paul and Sue Riddel and their daughter Trudi, the previous owners, remain integral to the company’s operations, ensuring continuity and maintaining the exceptional customer relationships the business is known

If you thought Butlin’s was all Hi-De-Hi flats and chalets you couldn’t be more wrong. The famous Skegness resort – where it all started in 1936 – has seriously changed its offering recently, investing a huge £20 million into some very posh facilities on site in the last year alone. I was invited over to

The resort director of Butlin’s Skegness has provided an update on the main swimming pool closure after a major leak was found last year. The resort’s Splash Waterworld venue was put out of use by a burst pipe in November 2023 and the main pool has remained closed since. Other attractions in the waterpark are

Police are investigating and a person has been arrested after a man was stabbed in the leg following an altercation in Grantham. The victim, who reported his injuries to officers at Grantham Police Station, said he sustained the injury in an incident outside of a gym on Earlesfield Lane at around 7.40pm on Monday, May

A man has been jailed after being found guilty of eight counts of sexual assault against a teenager. Craig Smith of Bruce Road, Coventry, was jailed for eight years after appearing at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday May 17. The 45-year-old engaged in sexual contact with his victim who was a young teenager at the

A Lincolnshire man who was a victim of the infected blood scandal hopes to “draw a line” under the situation and “move on” with his life after a damning inquiry report was published. Jonathan Colam-French from Hagworthingham, near Spilsby, was infected with hepatitis C after being given an infected Factor VIII blood clotting product when

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A Lincolnshire crisp company has received £8 million of funding from an American corporation that owns brands like Pepsi and Doritos. Pipers Crisps will be able to use the money to improve its manufacturing site in Brigg and meet the growing demand for the popular snacks. One of the world’s leading food and beverage companies,

A railway company has released thousands of discounted train tickets to the Lincolnshire coast ahead of summer. East Midlands Railway (EMR) is urging its customers from Nottingham to book a train to Skegness in advance and secure a cheap fare. The company has released 6,900 Advance Single tickets priced at £7.70 and 3,450 Advance Return